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Everything in Beijing was Great! Even our room!! It was larger than
the size of our apartment in Los Angeles. The girls each had their own
rooms and bathrooms… it was nice for each of us to stretch out and have
our own space and be able to close and lock our own door!! [...]

Jason and I marvel at our compatibility at times. One day before
leaving Singapore; we are just finalizing the booking of our hotel stay
for the next day in Hong Kong. We may have our differences at times
but we both admit there is not another person in the world that could
put [...]

Marina Bay Sands hotel… This name might sound familiar to all you
architecture buffs (like my husband). It is one of the first and
possibly only buildings to engineer a rooftop pool that spans the length
of three separate buildings. It was a marvel to behold… nothing like
swimming at the edge of [...]

Seeing flower offerings on doorsteps every morning set the tone
everyday… Drinking fresh coconut juice out of a coconut. Laying poolside
as a family immersed in totally different worlds, enjoying reading on a
warm quite afternoon. Watching Jason teach the girls to dive. Hearing
their sweet laughter fill the air every evening as they [...]

You know a place is great when you struggle whether to share it with others or to keep it to yourself– like a hidden treasure…Our hotel was nestled in the middle of rolling lush green fields of
flowing rice. Who knew rice was such a beautiful plant. The landscape
was dotted by groupings [...]

The next morning… “Apple Schnapps” was an evil word. Jason’s comment
upon waking, “I have never seen anyone drink that much apple schnapps!”
My response, “I was drinking Apple Schnapps?!” I thought the whole
night I was drinking some special “Australian” drink. I couldn’t make
out what it was called because [...]

Driving through Australia in search of snow….yes, snow in Australia!
We had to see it to believe it. The drive was very interesting. There
were wild kangaroos everywhere…. live and dead ones unfortunately. It
was a bit morbid.. after seeing one too many “slow” kangaroos, we had
to find a way to cope [...]

The next day we decided to all jog together to the Opera house.
Making certain to get directions first. It was a beautiful day, blue
sunny skies, not too hot or cold. To attempt to compete with Jason’s
legendary cross country run I decide to take on the opera house stairs.
With [...]

So after touring the entire continent of New Zealand in the cold, I
was really craving to stay in one place… the SUN. Unfortunately, it was
still winter in Aussieland, but their winters are a lot like
California, not too cold with just a little rain. After a lot of
amazing New Zealand [...]